The Child's Own Music Book/The Dustman

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THE DUSTMAN

J. L. Molloy

${ \time 3/4 \key d \major \tempo "Andante" \partial 4 \set Score.voltaSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 3 4) << \new Voice ="melody" { \stemUp \phrasingSlurUp \relative f' { fis8 fis \repeat volta 2 { <a g cis,>4$ e$ <fis d>8$ b$ | <a g cis,>4$ e$ <fis d>8$ a$ | <d fis,>4.^\< fis,8$ <gis eis> b$\! | <a fis>2^\> a8$ gis$\! | cis4$ fis,$ a8$ gis$ | cis4$ a$ b8$ cis$ <d a f>4.^\< cis8$ <b gis d> cis$\! | <a cis,>2^\> b8^>$ fis$\! | a4^>$ g$ b8^>$ a$ | a4^>$ g$ c8$ b$ | d4^\<$ fis,\!$ a8$ e$ | <a fis d>2^\> b8$ fis$\! | a4^>$ g$ b8$ fis$ | a4^>$ g$ c8^\<$ b$\! | <d a d,>4. fis,8$ <g cis,> e$ | } \alternative { { d4 r fis8 fis8 } { d2 a'8^\< a\! | <d gis, d>4. d,8^\> d d\! | <d fis a>4\fermata r <d a'>8 a' | <bes d,>4.\fermata^\< <b d,>8 q <a g cis,>\! | <d fis, d>2 r4 \bar "|." } } } } \new Voice = "second" { \stemDown \relative e' { s4 | s2.*3 | s2 eis4 | fis2 eis4 | fis2 r4 | s2. s2 <fis c>4 | <g cis,>2 <fis c>4 | <g cis,>2 <gis d>4 | <a d,>2 <g! cis,>4 | s2 <fis c>4 | <g cis,>2 <fis c>4 | <g cis,>2 <gis d>4 | } } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " When the toys are grow -- ing wea -- ry and the twi -- light gath -- ers in, When the nur -- s'ry still re -- ech -- oes to the chil -- dren's mer -- ry din; Then un -- heard, un -- seen, un -- no -- ticed comes and old man up the stair, Light -- ly to the chil -- dren pass -- es, Lays his hand up -- on their hair. \set stanza = #"2. " Soft -- ly } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \repeat unfold 2 { \skip 1 } smiles the good old Dust -- man, in their eyes the dust he throws, Till their lit -- tle heads are fall -- ing, and their mer -- ry eyes must close; Then the Dust -- man, very -- y gen -- tly, takes each lit -- tle dim -- pled hand, Leads them through the sweet green for -- ests, far a -- way in slum -- ber \repeat unfold 3 { \skip 1 } land, far a -- way in slum -- ber -- land, far a -- way in slum -- ber -- land. } \new Staff { \clef bass \key d \major r4 | \repeat volta 2 { <a d>2 q4 q2 q4 | <b d>2 <b cis>4 | <a fis>2 b4 | a2 b4 a2 r4 | b,2( e4) | <e a,>2( dis4) | e2( dis4) | e2( eis4) | fis2 e4 | d2 dis4 | e2( dis4) | e2( eis4) | fis2 a8( g) | } \alternative { { <fis d>4 r r } { <fis d>2 <c' fis d>4 | b4. r8 <bes g>4 | a\fermata r fis | <gis f>4.\fermata <gis e>8 <g a,> <a a,> | <a d>2 r4 } } } >> }$